- fallac
- (L). Deceptive
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
fallac
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fallacy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: Latin fallacia, from fallac , fallax deceitful, from fallere to deceive Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete guile, trickery b. deceptive appearance ; deception 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company — This article is about the Lake Tahoe Railway and Transporatation Company which operated a narrow gauge railroad between Truckee and Lake Tahoe, California. A separate company known as the Lake Tahoe Railway (c. 1904) proposed to build a 65 mile… … Wikipedia
fallacy — /fal euh see/, n., pl. fallacies. 1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy. 2. a misleading or unsound argument. 3. deceptive, misleading, or false nature; erroneousness.… … Universalium
fallacy — [ faləsi] noun (plural fallacies) 1》 a mistaken belief. 2》 Logic a failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid. Derivatives fallacious adjective fallaciously adverb fallaciousness fə leɪʃəsnɪs … English new terms dictionary
Garn — 1. Der sich mit ein garn bedeckt, der guckt doch herfür. – Lehmann, 181, 16. 2. Es stellt einer offt die Garn vnd fengt doch nichts. – Lehmann, 402, 2; 801, 27. 3. Fremdes Garn ist bald abgehaspelt. 4. Garn richten fahet nit vögel, sondern… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
